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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A There is a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula
B The region extends down into Northern California
C Western Washington and Oregon get more precipitation than eastern Washington and Oregon
D The Douglas firs of the region can grow up to a height of 200 feet
E The maximum reported precipitation is around 150 inches
Question #2
A Cotton and tobacco farming
B Coffee and pineapple plantations
C Shrimping, rice farming
D Forestry/logging, salmon fishing
Question #3
A Spanish
B Russian
C French
D British
Question #4
A Vancouver
B Eugene
C Portland
D Seattle
Question #5
A They are both owned and run by Native American tribes, while remaining part of the United States.
B They were both towns owned by private corporations.
C They were both preplanned cities.
D They are both centers for the nuclear energy industry.
Question #6
A Seattle, Washington
B Vancouver, British Columbia
C Olympia, Washington
D Portland, Oregon
Question #7
A The Central Valley
B The Willamette Valley
C The Santa Clara Valley
D The Frasier Valley
Question #8
A Attractive natural environments
B Established, technology-oriented universities.
C Abundance of workers
D Low cost of living
Question #9
A The Pacific Northwest
B The Intermontane
C California
D The Rocky Mountains
E Megalopolis
Question #10
A Willamette Valley
B Rogue Valley
C Columbia Valley
D Fraser Valley
Question #11
A California
B Megalopolis
C The Pacific Northwest
D The Intermontane
Question #12
A They were envious of the Alaskan settlements they could see from Russia.
B They were escaping war
C They faced religious persecution
D They were political refugees
Question #13
A Homestead Act
B Expulsion Act
C Donation Land Claims Act
D Dawes Act
Question #14
A Agriculture
B Gathering seeds, fruits, and berries.
C Hunting
D Fishing and marine resources
Question #15
A California
B Vancouver Island
C The Columbia Plateau
D The Willamette Valley
Question #16
A North – South
B There is no pattern, different ranges run in different directions
C Northeast to Southwest
D East – West
Question #17
A Forests
B Oil
C Water
D Gold
Question #18
A Victoria and Vancouver were the two largest forts in B.C. and so drew a large population early.
B Most other cities in B.C. can only be reached by air or water travel.
C Victoria and Vancouver were two major trading ports and the commerce with Asia and Russia drew settlers.
D They were the two cities with the closest ties to the United States
Question #19
A Eutopia
B Ecotopia
C Cascadia
D Pacifica
Question #20
A Vancouver
B Victoria
C Seattle
D Portland
Question #21
A The British
B The French
C The Russians
D The Spanish
Question #22
A On the western side of mountain ranges
B In valleys between mountain ranges
C Near the coast
D On the eastern side of mountain ranges
Question #23
A Pears, apples, and oats
B Wheat, blueberries, and pears
C Wheat, apples, and grapes
D Blueberries, Oats, and grapes
Question #24
A Wildlife conservation areas
B Urban growth boundaries
C Road tolls
D City limits
Question #25
A Salmon
B Timber
C Computers
D Airplanes
Question #26
A Steamships drastically reduced the travel time over sailing ships.
B The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
C The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
D All of the above
Question #27
A Petroleum was not discovered in Alaska until 1968 at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope
B The Federal government, especially the Department of Defense, is the dominant employer in Alaska
C Alaska statehood came in 1959
D The Federal government is the largest landowner in Alaska
E The Yukon Delta is the largest national park in Alaska
Question #28
A Most of the agricultural production is for consumption back in eastern Canada and the eastern U.S.
B Washington, Oregon, and California supply more than 50% of the U.S. total timber production
C Japan is the primary customer for British Columbia and Alaska lumber
D The Willamette Valley produces both forage crops and dairy products
E The area east of Cascades is predominately semi-arid, grasses and desert shrubs and supports the dry farming of wheat
Question #29
A Seattle has been the region’s largest city since late 1800s
B With more than 1.2 million people, Vancouver is now Canada’s largest city
C Portland has a more diversified economy than Seattle
D Founded as a logging center, Seattle’s regional dominance was due to the coming of railroads
E Vancouver is Canada’s busiest port
Question #30
A The first railroad to Seattle stimulated large numbers of immigrants, especially Scandinavians, into Washington
B The Modoc and Klamath native peoples inhabited Oregon while the Palouse and Yakima tribes inhabited Washington
C The U.S.-Canadian border was set by agreement at 49* N latitude
D Most of the region’s population lives in the lowlands from the Fraser River in Canada to the Willamette Valley in Washington
E Because of its remoteness, there was much slower population growth in this region than the national averages in U.S. and Canada
Question #31
A It was the Oregon Trail that brought settlers from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
B The Hudsons Bay Company was a fur-trading operation in Columbia River Basin in the early 1700s
C The first Russian settlements occurred in the late 1700s
D The U.S. purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867
E Outside of the polar regions, this region was the last area to be explored by Europeans
Question #32
A The pre-European American Indian population was relatively small considering the abundance of year-round food
B The purpose a totem pole is Totem pole is to provide a record of a persons life carved into vertical log
C There were a number of distinct ethnic groups clustered in small valleys along the coast
D Among American Indians, potlatch is known as the ritual giving of gifts
E The American Indian economy was predominately hunting and gathering
Question #33
A Mount St. Helens is a volcanic peak located in the Cascades
B Mt. Logan is the highest mountain in Canada
C The Alaska panhandle is predominately mountains and islands
D Alaska’s capital, Anchorage, is on a narrow coastal lowland in the Alaskan panhandle
E The Chugach and Kenai Mountains are along Alaska’s coast
Question #34
A The Cascades are an uplifted plateau topped with volcanic peaks
B The coast ranges of Washington and Oregon are low rounded mountains with maximum elevations of around 1200 feet
C The region’s winters are usually mild and the summers generally are cool
D At 20,300 feet, Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in North America
E Snow is generally uncommon south of Vancouver
Question #35
A The heaviest precipitation falls on the windward side of the region’s mountains
B Most of the region’s precipitation occurs in the summer, especially in the north
C There is generally less rainfall north and west of Alaskas panhandle
D The region’s lowlands are semi-arid
E Regional storms move south and east
